Metro Transit Special Rider Alert, September 2004Other Bus Service Adjustments in King County

Route

Change in Service

7

Local & EX On local trips leaving 62nd Ave. S. & S. Prentice St., a transfer at Rainier Ave. S. at Henderson St. must be made for service continuing to downtown Seattle. Route 7 Express service will continue to operate to and from Prentice St., and will now stop on S. Dearborn St. at 6th Ave. S. and Corwin Pl. S.; and on Rainier Ave. S. at S. Walden and S. Andover Sts.

9

All Route 9 trips will start and end on 46th Ave. S. at S. Graham St,. and will not serve Rainier Beach. Rainier Beach riders may transfer to and from Route 7 near S. Graham St.

11

Most Route 11 trips will continue through downtown Seattle as Route 125 to South Seattle CC, White Center, and Shorewood.

17

Most Route 17 trips will continue through downtown Seattle as Route 23 to SODO, Highland Park and White Center.

24

Most Route 24 trips will continue through downtown Seattle as Route 131 or 132 to Burien, Des Moines and Highline CC.

26

One local morning trip has been converted to an express trip leaving Woodlawn Ave. N.E. & N.E. Ravenna Blvd. at 8:23 am. Other trip times are adjusted.

34

NEW route replaces Route 39 Express service with four inbound trips and four outbound trips. Route 34 will make new stops on S. Dearborn St. at 5th Ave. S. and at Corwin Pl. S. A new inbound trip will arrive at 4th Ave. & Union St. at 6:49 am.

39

Local No longer operates between Rainier Beach and Southcenter. Use new Route 126 for weekday morning and evening peak-hour service. Route 39 will no longer serve 4th Ave S., instead board on Metro’s Busway. New evening trips to Rainier Beach will leave downtown Seattle at 8:05 pm and 9:05 pm. On Sundays, all trips will operate directly between downtown Seattle, Seward Park, and Rainier Beach between 11 am and 6:15 pm. Most morning and evening trips have schedule adjustments.

39

Express (Discontinued) Replaced by new Route 34.

68

Two morning trips are added leaving the Northgate Transit Center at 8:58 am and 9:48 am. One evening trip is added, leaving the U of W HUB at 4:17 pm.

124

(Discontinue) Partially replaced by new Route 126.

126

NEW route replacing portions of routes 39 and 124. New Route 126 operates Monday-Friday every 30 minutes from 6 am to 9 am and from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm between Rainier Beach, Gateway Corporate Park, Southcenter, and the Tukwila Rail Sounder Station.

152

One weekday trip leaving Auburn Way S. & 6th St. SE at 6:18 am has been discontinued. One weekday trip leaving 2nd Ave. & University St. at 4:38 pm has been discontinued. Most trips have schedule adjustments.

162

One weekday trip leaving the Kent P&R at 7:50 am has been discontinued.

166

Changed routing between Des Moines and Highline CC. Now operates via Kent-Des Moines Rd. and 20th Ave. S to and from S. 240th St.